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When things are investigated, knowledge is extended. When knowledge is extended, the will becomes sincere. When the will is sincere, the mind is correct. When the mind is correct, the self is cultivated. -- Confucius

Politically correct ideals are garbage: true wisdom comes from decades of deep thought and neutral observation. Only a so-called sociopath could ascertain wisdom from this crazy world in a neutral way. Cool thoughts- uncorrupted by modern politics, social norms, or societal ideals- are required for wisdom. Questioning everything, and going against the grain on all universally accepted norms is the path to true intelligence. The Gods notice this.

3/24/10

I wish I had the time to rehash the voluminous subject of how bad walmart is. I think we all know how they pay their employees a shitty wage; they do a lot of things that harm the environment; they go to great lengths to screw their workers out of overtime and health insurance; and, they sell a lot of chinese junk while deliberately exporting american jobs. Most people know these things. For details, read this website.

But is there anything that is not well known? You have to wonder. Or not- since I am an ex-employee of 3 walmart stores, and have known other employees. One of them has worked at 6 different stores in three states, and has held several positions there as high as dept. manager. Granted, that is not a very high position, but it put that person into frequent contact with the salaried managers. From all of this, I have culled a few interesting things about this chain that I never see mention of even on the anti-walmart websites....

If you are injured on the job at walmart, you will be forced to join the 'safety team'. This team has weekly meetings of about a half an hour. They are also responsible for extra duties like spill clean-ups. The meetings are always off the clock- which is unpaid labor/involuntary servitude by the way- and refusal to attend the meetings will get you fired. One employee tells me they no longer make you clock out for the meetings at their store, so I don't know if that includes all of them or not- but they sure used to. This is just done for small injuries. If you have a major injury, they will fire you for 'being careless'.

If you take a leave of absence, with permission from your boss, you must call in every single day of that absence to tell them you are on a leave of absence. If you miss calling on one day- no matter if the leave was for two days or two weeks- you can be fired when you return. This places you on the bottom of the pay scale, if they 'rehire' you.They will not tell you this until you return. It is common policy and some associates have heard of it beforehand, otherwise every leave-taker would be axed.

In most stores, overtime is simply not allowed. If you accidentally run over forty hours for a week, even by a few minutes, you can be fired for it.

If you need to call in sick, you have to call an 800 number that goes to headquarters in Arkansas, and obtain a 'call in code'. Then your call gets transferred to your store and you have to tell a manager why you called in sick. If you call in to your store first, they will tell you to call back after getting a code. If you hang up after getting the code and do not talk to a manager, nothing happens. It is on record that you called in. The lower and mid-level managers never know if someone called in until after the shift starts, when they notice them missing and ask the higher mgrs. about it. The purpose of this whole system is largely unknown.

If you work 34 hours a week there, you are considered full time. So the managers go to great lengths to make sure most of the employees get 34 hours or less per week. Only full time employees are eligible for health insurance, after 6 months. Part-time employees have to wait a year. And even if you are 'full time', you can have your hours cut down to 10 for a week at random times. The net total hours from these cuts makes almost everyone truly part-time.

They have a sort of 'don't ask/don't tell' return policy. When you return an item, if you say it is broken or defective, it is supposed to go back to the manufacturer for credit. If you say you did not like it or whatever else, it goes back on the shelf. If you say no reason at all, guess what: they assume it is okay and put it back out on the shelf. They will keep putting the same item back out after several returns, until someone notices it is the same one. Then it goes to the mark-down aisle. Discounted items are not returnable. This is why the cashier rarely asks why you are returning an item. They want to keep reselling it until it can't be returned anymore. Make sure you inspect everything you plan to buy there to see if it has already been opened- if so it is probably a return. And never buy an electronic item that is marked down with a red price sticker.

Their self-checkout lanes don't work right. Not news, you say? Everyone knows that, but did you know that they are so easy to rip off that many stores are simply closing them down? At a normal cash register, the coupons that are scanned are matched via computer to what you are buying. If they don't match, it does not give you the discount. Plus the cashier has to see it. At the self checkout, this computer match up does not occur, and any coupons can be used for anything else. For example, you may have a coupon for $2. off a case of Aquafina water. You self-scan a 6 pack of coke with a price of 2.49, then use the coupon, and you will pay .49 cents for the pop. For multiple items, you can keep scanning the same coupon, and insert blank pieces of paper into the machine. The only way to get caught is if the cashier watching the self checkouts is watching their screen and paying close attention. If someone wanted to do this, they could have a friend buy alcohol at the same time on another self checkout so the cashier would go card them. Note that I am NOT advocating this- just saying how flawed their equipment is...Some stores have the coupon intake holes taped over because of this; most don't.

They love to throw away bags of cat and dog food that has a rip in it, even 40 pounders. Instead of giving it to local shelters they just pitch it. At the same time, they won't throw away outdated bags of food on the shelves. I have personally seen out of date bags of cat and dog foods in several different stores. At one store I told the store manager about it; the other an assistant manager. Neither seemed to care, and the same outdated bags were there the next day. So always check the expiration dates on any pet food you buy there.

They have remodel crews traversing the country, constantly remodeling their stores. These crews have remodel managers and a small core crew, and the rest of the help is hired locally. When working on one of these crews once, I helped at a warehouse where they were storing and sorting all of the materials- new shelves, displays, etc. The waste was unbelievable. Most of the shelves in the store were simply repainted, and the brand new replacement ones were discarded. So were numerous displays such as the photo center box. There were brand new stop signs for the parking lot, racks, unopened bags of hardware, etc. etc....all thrown away! All brand new too. We filled the biggest size roll-off dumpster with this stuff at least once a day at the warehouse. The employees there came up with the phrase 'waste-mart'. When the remodel manager was asked if this was normal, he said yes- because it is 'easier'.

I would love to hear from any other former or current employees on these subjects. Please email me or comment. In the meantime, I think people are getting the idea that cheap stuff can have its drawbacks- mainly for the poor saps working there.

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APPONO ASTOS

Wisdom is All

Appono Astos- meaning

Since a constant stream of people seem to be searching for this term and its meaning, I am posting it here now.

In England once, some crop circle researchers pressed a message into a hillside for the circle makers to read:"Talk to Us".The next morning a reply was found on the opposite hill- lettering which was found to be genuine and not man made.(true crop formations are bent on a cellular level, unbroken, magnetized, containing rare elements, have soil anomalies, interfere with electronics, and are usually bent in opposing or interwoven patterns. man-made ones are simply bent and break many stems, and have no special properties.)The reply was difficult to translate as it turned out to be an obscure dialect of Latin (Post Augustan-) that was written in an old Knights Templar code. It translated to Appono Astos, which meansWe oppose cunning and deceit. This means the true circle makers were tired of the circle hoaxes and the govt. suppression of info on the real ones. The British Army was proven to have been deeply involved in hoaxing circles and burning real ones on many occasions.

All deceit should be opposed, especially by cunning govt.s and their pawns. Truth is all.

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Brexit thoughts...

Seems awesome that a public referendum can decide a country's future! It not only worked, but the P.M. quit to boot. Although I knew that all ballots in the UK are paper- none electronic- I was leery of some kind of vote tampering, perhaps because it is so prevalent in america. Now that brexit has succeeded, ulterior motives are seeping out that makes one wonder if it was indeed rigged. Funny how the success could result in harming trade with Russia and more influence in NATO by the UK and america, which means even more hawkishness. How deliciously convenient for the usa.

Now the Netherlands, Spain, Greece, and others are considering similar referendums. The Scots are wanting to secede from the UK again too. And many feel that Ireland will rejoin with its north counties.

Long term, this will make it more difficult for america to control Europe as individual countries than it had when they were one super-state. Therefore it is all good. Go for it Europe- run your own countries again.

But this site endorses all of the above as interesting and worth a look! Definition of word is here. Note that the definition is wrong, saying it originated with Superman in 1982, when actually it originated in 1962 for the old movie on top of this list. Most if not all online dictionaries have this same mistake!

all of these are real words that can be made from 'brainiac'- look them up!

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Thinking is rare these days, very rare. The effects of 50 years of fluoride is taking its toll on the vast majority of Americans. Their memories, their logic, their long term thinking, their common sense- all fading, fading, fading...

I don't know how many times I have heard people say "I need my meds!" "I don't read." "Got a smoke?" "I could never be a vegetarian- I love my meat too much." "Tap water is fine." "Pot is as safe as cigarettes." "Smokers have rights!" "Drugs are a personal choice.." ...ad nauseum.

Just like the true addictive nature of meat consumption or heroin, tap water drinking has become the newest thoughtless action amongst millions. Destroying your brain is of no concern anymore, none at all. After all, did the govt. tell you it is unhealthy? If not then don't worry about it. Smile and kill your brains while they feed you rat poison...it's ok. Start young, folks. Then fight tooth and nail against reason to perpetuate your addicitions: street drugs, excessive prescriptions, over the counter meds, tobacco, meat, city water- it's all the same.

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this is one of the lower estimates of the civilian casualties only. it does not account for injuries, maimings, birth defects from irradiated soil and air (DU weapon use), disease from ruined water supplies, deaths from lack of food and medicine, the torture, the hundreds of billions of dollars spent, etc. etc...but the bush and cheney families made a lot of money from it so it is 'okay'. the fact that their former regime had nothing to do with 9/11, and that no WMDs were ever found, is never talked about. see also this recent study.

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cinnamon challenge

this blogger was shocked to learn of a new fad called 'cinnamon challenge'. teens try to eat a spoonful of cinnamon. for some odd reason they have made a viral net phenomenon of it. why do people like to hurt themselves and act stupid?i tried it once years ago but not because of a net dare. it was because i read in many places that cinnamon lowers blood sugar and alleviates diabetes. you can even buy capsules of it for this. i thought, why buy when i can get some from the kitchen and use a tablespoon? it was horrid, fiery, grainy, inedible crap. i felt like dying for a couple minutes. and now, this is a fad? with 30,000 videos so far?at least i had a good and innocent reason to try it. what's their excuse?cinnamon challenge-- more like logic challenge.

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Jamie's Diet Plan

These 3 rules are the perfect diet:

1. Eat less

2. Exercise more

3. Eat and drink as healthily as possible

To expound on these rules a little:

1. Eating less means do not eat until your stomach hurts. Period. Then eat only "one serving" according to the package guidelines. Not much? It's ok, just wait until you have another stomach ache. A pattern will ensue and your body will grow accustomed to it.

2. Exercising more means walk around your neighborhood every day without exception, no matter the weather. Go farther every day, find a hill to go up. Keep it up until you can run up the hill without getting winded. Then start jogging. OR, join a gym and use it daily.

3. Eating/drinking as healthily as possible means only eat foods that are healthy. Do not be fooled by fads or propaganda. Ever wonder why vegetarians are so healthy? Look into it. And drink only natural 100% fruit juices, distilled water, and natural hot teas. Sweeten only with stevia. Aspartame is bad for you, tap water is bad for you. This rules out "diet" sodas, which keep you fat. In general, eat lots of vegetables, and some beans, fruits, breads, and pastas. Avoid sugars and white flours, and take vitamin C and chromium to boost metabolism. Fish oils and carbs are widely misperceived. Fish oil is bad for you, carbs are not. Flaxseed oil clears arteries better than fish oil but without the sea toxins; and carbs do not turn into sugar and fatten you to the degree the Atkins scam has everyone believing.

Just do a little research.

Easier said than done, I know. But this is simple; commonsense. Just do it.

----------------------------------NOTE:about a year ago someone emailed me requesting permission to make an app out of the plan above. I said sure, and once it was done she asked for my opinion. I did not write back, but will post it here:-it appears to have nothing to do with the plan I wrote-it involves eating meat-it does not mention my name or site at all, which is improper if it is supposedly based upon my ideas.-I suspect an attempt to gain free advertising for their diet game on my site.- I am glad my name was not attached to it.-reiterating...I condone nothing that involves carnivorous behavior.

ILLEGAL ALIENS CONTRIBUTE GREATLY

HEALTH CARE: Since 1990, 70 hospital emergency rooms and trauma centers have closed in California in large part because of free care provided to illegals. (NY TIMES, Saturday, October 6, 2007). More than 40 million American citizens are without health insurance, but their tax dollars pay for illegals to be treated free. (Health Insurance Coverage: 2001, U.S. Census Bureau).

DISEASE: Illegals also account for over 65% of communicable diseases such as TB, hepatitis, leprosy, and AIDS. (The Centers for Disease Control).

EDUCATION: US citizens pay $7.4 billion dollars each year to pay for the free education that US law requires be given illegals. At least 19 states allow illegals to attend their public universities and only pay in-state tuition, while legal residents of neighboring states must pay out-of-state tuition rates which are three to eight times more. (Federation for American Immigration Reform).

LOYALITY TO COUNTRY: Co-founder of MALDEF, Mario Obledo, to whom President Clinton awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, boasted, “California is going to be a Hispanic state. Anyone who doesn’t like it should leave.” (Ray Briem Radio Show and Tom Lykis Radio Show).

EMPLOYMENT: Illegals have already cost American workers $133 billion in salary cuts and job losses. (The Center for Immigration Studies).

CRIME: It is against federal law to enter this country illegally, thus all illegal aliens are criminals. If an American citizen breaks a law, he is not given handouts, he goes to jail. (US Code). A governmentstudy of 55,322 illegal aliens incarcerated in federal, state, and local facilities during 2003 found that these 55,322 illegal aliens were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien. (GAO Report, April 2005).

TAXES: Illegals cost the taxpayer $10 billion more than they contribute in taxes each year. (Center for Immigration Studies).

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